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Emily Godwin

@emilygodwin.bsky.social
3.2K followers 371 following 24 posts

Senior Research Associate @ University of Bristol Business School | PhD student @ University of Bath | Social scientist | Researching all things digital culture, specifically conspiracy theories researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/person…

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Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🔗I’m thrilled to share my latest article for @uk.theconversation.com! In it, I explore how memes have become powerful vehicles for spreading dangerous ideas—including conspiracy theories—and what we should all consider before sharing one.
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How memes spread conspiracy theories – and what to consider before sharing one
Harmful stereotypes, misinformation and conspiracy theories have all found their way into meme format.
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Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I am excited to share my latest research paper published in Social Media + Society, titled 'Internet Memes as Stabilizers of Conspiracy Culture: A Cognitive Anthropological Analysis' and co-authored with @britdavidson.bsky.social, Tim Hill, and Adam Joinson. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Ominous Russell Brand vibes here: wellness grifting and bothsidesism as the gateway to conspiracy theories www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast
Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.
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Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
A wonderful paper from my colleague Darja! Do go and check it out if you’re interested in all things conspiracy
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Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Photos courtesy of living in a town prone to flooding. The river’s level is steadily falling now… I really hope the wonderful independent shops and businesses affected are able to bounce back for Christmas. 💞
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...

At least one item on his wishlist has been granted: Bluesky has decided to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100, the company told Platformer. The move comes in response to Bluesky’s rapid growth since this month’s US presidential election, which triggered a fresh exodus of users away from Elon Musk’s X and over the weekend took the platform past 22 million total users.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It’s so telling how they’re never writing shit like this about Rumble etc
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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 23/11/2024
Former Twitter researchers, and social media researchers in general, take note! 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Brent Lee @brentlee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
To celebrate 10k followers, I decided I would seize the opportunity to use my platform for something good. Women VS Disinfo! A huge selection of expert researchers, fact checkers, journalists, debunkers, science communicators, academics, vloggers, etc. of all things Disinfo go.bsky.app/FFCjgks
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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 20/11/2024
National security issues will be front and centre over the next years here are some starter packs to help you navigate them: Conspiracy Theories go.bsky.app/FP8gwWj National Security Early Career Researchers go.bsky.app/NFDzxqK Think Tank, NGOs, Research Centers go.bsky.app/12RffMS
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Centre for Qualitative Research @cqr-bath.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Call for Papers is now open for our upcoming Qualitative Research Symposium (QRS) on Transparency, Openness and Rigour in Qualitative Research! Find out more and sign up here: www.bath.ac.uk/events/qrs-2...
A powerpoint slide advertising the upcoming Qualitative Research Symposium. Slide reads:

Callingf all qualitative researchers! Submissions are open for the Ninth Annual Qualitative Research Symposium (QRS). (In bold font): Transparency, Openness and Rigour in Qualitative Research. Held from Tuesday 28th- Wednesday 29th January 2025. School of Management, University of Bath. Submission deadline Friday 6th December.
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Darja Wischerath @darja.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
A heartfelt thank you also to @cbarrie.bsky.social for organising the SICSS Edinburgh summer school that sparked the ideas for this project (and the ones to come!)
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Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
1/ NEW PREPRINT: Delve into the UK's conspiracy movement with our latest dataset paper on 'The Light’, where we lay the groundwork to dissect this self-prescribed 'truthpaper's' influence on anti-mainstream discourse. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3wv6ez5w
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Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
I am SO excited by this publication. Our lead author @britdavidson.bsky.social does an excellent job of describing it in the thread below. A massive well done to the whole team, and a big thank you to #NatureHumanBehaviour!
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